activities although in comparison with the previous time those activities slowed down. To return the name, image and function of the Museum Puri Lukisan as a non-profit organization which present the continuity from "Pita Maha"-period, there is a need for attention and support within the renovation of museum and its collection.

Since the end of 1994 the museum has started to reorganize and its collection in the main aim to preserve the cultural heritage, which exposes in collecting, documenting, researching, communicating and exhibiting for the research and education of today and the future.

First of all the museum has to renovate it’s permanent collection, buildings and administration, which at the same time structural professionalism in the organization is necessary. A plan for long term and short term is made in the first place to build an office and storage for the collection of paintings and woodcarvings. And in the second part to restore the first historical north building to its previous construction with proper conditional environment for a museum collection, which was neglected due to financial limitations.

Donation

To start with the renovation the Museum Puri Lukisan received a donation of money with an amount of Rp.25.000.000 from Pienke Kal, Chairwoman of the Dutch counterpart of Rudolf Bonnet Foundation in Amsterdam. Besides this donation the museum also received the same amount of Rp.25.000.000 from Tjokorda Gde Putra Sukawati (first son of Tjokorda Gde Agung Sukawati) as Chairman of Ratna Wartha Foundation.

To cover the whole renovation-amount in continuing the plans the museum needs more funds, which should be raised from several commercial business concerns, and governmental institutions and organizations both in Indonesia as well in Holland.

If you want to support our efforts to preserve the cultural heritage while at the same time developing the awareness of community worldwide by maintaining our museum through your financial support, please contact:
renovation@museumpurilukisan.com